The elusive 10mm sockets....

[98valk]

have been found.

https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-ratchets/sockets/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html

[John Schmidt]

Sounds like a great idea until you think of the old joke about the guy that bought a suit with two pair of pants and one coat. He burned a hole in the coat!

In this case, if I bought that set I'd probably end up losing one or more of the rachets. 

[Bagger John - #3785]

10, 12, 14 and 17mm are my most used metric sockets by far. When I attend swap meets I pick through the bins of tools at any vendors that have them, on the lookout for any one of these. Junk gets returned to the bins. Anything of a quality level from vintage Craftsman (Easco) through Snap-On gets bought, assuming they haven't been abused and aren't rusted.

I wish I had a time machine. In the late 90's, SaSTool (Mn) was at one of the meets with 9pc SAE and metric clips of Craftsman mid-depth 6pt sockets. I bought 1ea for a total of $40.

Should have taken a loan out and bought more - money was a little tight then. These sets routinely fetch $200 nowadays on the auction site.

[Rocketman]

If you need 1/2" drive levels of torque on a 10mm bolt head, I think the battle is already lost.   

[GWS]

I don't know who the guy is who thinks up these marketing ideas for HF, but he's a freakin' genius. I can't leave there without spending more than I should.

[Bagger John - #3785]

If you need 1/2" drive levels of torque on a 10mm bolt head, I think the battle is already lost.   

A couple weeks ago I was doing some R&R on my car. Right rear wheel bearing (which turned into a lot more besides, as rust never sleeps).

I put 1/4" drive levels of torque (short breaker bar) on a 6mm bolt that retained one of the wheel speed sensors; this after soaking the area for several nights with PB Blaster.

Yeah, the sumb!tch snapped right off...flush with the torque arm. 

It took a couple hours to properly drill the old bolt out and tap the hole but I dunnit.

[98valk]

If you need 1/2" drive levels of torque on a 10mm bolt head, I think the battle is already lost.   

A couple weeks ago I was doing some R&R on my car. Right rear wheel bearing (which turned into a lot more besides, as rust never sleeps).

I put 1/4" drive levels of torque (short breaker bar) on a 6mm bolt that retained one of the wheel speed sensors; this after soaking the area for several nights with PB Blaster.

Yeah, the sumb!tch snapped right off...flush with the torque arm. 

It took a couple hours to properly drill the old bolt out and tap the hole but I dunnit.

Liquid wrench is the best to use.  I have used kroil and PB. Kroil always worked better for me than PB but LW always worked the best of all three. and it is the lowest $

testing proves it at Project Farm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUEob2oAKVs

[DragonRdr]

  I love HF, I went there over the weekend and spent way too much on tools I probably don't need. 

[RonA]

"Liquid wrench is the best to use.  I have used kroil and PB. Kroil always worked better for me than PB but LW always worked the best of all three. and it is the lowest $"

I've had good luck with Liquid Wrench also but the best for me has always been Ed's Red.
Equal parts A.T.F. , kerosene, acetone, varsol. Shake to mix, and store in a sealed glass container. That stuff just eats rust.